As we discussed at the meeting tonight, here are the details of Cyber Chip:

This is a new and mandatory training about using the Internet that we will do as a troop. The requirements depend on grade level (see links below) and need to be completed yearly. Be Cyber Chip certified is required for both Tenderfoot and Star ranks.

Have a talk with your parents about “netiquette” and how to use the Internet.

Grades 9-12: Discuss with your parents the benefits and potential dangers teenagers might experience when using social media. Give examples of each.

Write and sign a personalized contract with your parent or guardian that outlines rules for using the computer and mobile devices, including what you can download, what you can post, and consequences for inappropriate use. Please bring this contract to the next troop meeting.

Please feel free to look over the requirements and watch the videos on your own. The requirements outlined above are 1 and 2 (Grades 6-8) and 1, 2, and 3 (Grades 9-12). We will do requirements 3, 4, and 5 (Grades 6-8) and 4, 5, and 6 (Grades 9-12) at the next meeting.

We are meeting at Rancho Tapo Community Park (Lemon Park) at 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 26. We are LEAVING PROMPTLY AT 7:30!!! Bring money for gas and lunch for BOTH travel days, as well as for the trading post while we are at camp.

At this weeks meeting (07-07-2015), it was agreed upon that, since the Boy Scouts of America does not officially recognize a “Class B” uniform, we can not salute during the Flag Ceremony because:

§172. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.

Camporee will be held April 17 – 19, 2015 in Alamos Canyon (between Simi Valley and Moorpark). No wood fires will be allowed, but there will be a Dutch oven cooking area. More information coming soon! Click here for the most recent updates.

“Come Strangers, Leave Brothers” is the theme for next year’s Camporee. The patch design contest is now open. Entries must be submitted by 12/18/14 to Camporee staff, or to the Scoutmaster by 12/16/18. Details in the flyer below.